I've been using wrist straps during pulling movements because the amount of weight I use tends to cause my grip to fail first. The poundages are steadily increasing and so is the discomfort of the straps. Anyone use the hook style lifting aids? If so, what brand. I've seen small hooks, large hooks, double hooks. I'm confused!
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Hooks or straps
- Thread starter Rob_NC
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I use Atlus wrist straps ($6 at Sports Authority) for three exercises:
Hammer Strength pulldowns (for back)
Barbell shrugs
Stiff leg deadlifts
I would never be able to hold the weight on the deadlifts or shrugs without the straps. On the pulldowns, I can simply use more weight when I use the straps. In my opinion, the straps are a little bit of a cheat, but it's not like I use them for everything.
Hammer Strength pulldowns (for back)
Barbell shrugs
Stiff leg deadlifts
I would never be able to hold the weight on the deadlifts or shrugs without the straps. On the pulldowns, I can simply use more weight when I use the straps. In my opinion, the straps are a little bit of a cheat, but it's not like I use them for everything.
forearms/grip strength need the same attention just like any body part, dont forget to train them.i use straps also,but for the same purpose,but only for shrugs.i can foucus more on the movement than losing my grip.i love popeye forearms
I agree with Tank here, forearms are important.
But, I use straps on pull downs and deads.
The thing is, I do all my warm up, and all but my final set without them, then just use them for that final one.
By then my arms are pretty much fried anyway.
But, I use straps on pull downs and deads.
The thing is, I do all my warm up, and all but my final set without them, then just use them for that final one.
By then my arms are pretty much fried anyway.
I train forearms independantly on bicep days so I'm not so concerned about that. My grip is already very strong, but I feel the straps allow me to concentrate on the target muscle more since I'm not having to worry about losing my grip. My question is whether the hooks are as good as the straps. My straps are cutting into my wrists with heavy weight and they are sometimes difficult to wrap around certain bars. Anybody use hooks?
ive never used hooks before,but what i used to do with the straps is this...take wrist sweat bands and put the straps over them,you wont get the strap biting into your wrist that way.
Rick C
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I've never used hooks either. I understand what you are saying about the straps. It's happened to me before. I just let them sit lower on my wrists and that seems to solve the problem.
The gloves I have have a wrist wrap at the top so the wrist straps sit on that and don't bite into my wrist, might be worth looking at if your needing new gloves.
Haven't tried the hook style so I'm no help to ya.
Haven't tried the hook style so I'm no help to ya.
For heavy deads need the straps because of mild tennis elbow. The over under grip is what caused me to get tennis elbow in the first place. Since I stopped using that grip my elbow has slowly started getting better.
Really? I've had a bad case of it for some time now, pretty much just grit my teath and work through it. Maybe I'll quit the over under for awhile and see if it helps.
